Formula One News — January 2019

Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has admitted that Fernando Alonso does not have an "easy character".

Russian driver Nikita Mazepin will conduct a series of F1 tests in a two-year old Mercedes car this year.

Liberty Media could be looking to sell F1 already.

2016 world champion Nico Rosberg says F1 may have to give up its fuel-powered engines some day.

Valtteri Bottas has got his 2019 season off to a good start with a competitive rally performance.

F1 teams rejected Liberty Media's plans for a joint 2019 car launch event.

Ferrari has made yet another change to its team ahead of the 2019 season.

Although retired from formula one, Fernando Alonso says he is busier than ever.

Force India could add the colour blue to its livery for 2019.

One Argentinean official says the country is not looking for a place on the F1 calendar.

Haas is getting better at the formula one game.

Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine thinks Sebastian Vettel is "massively overrated".

Dr Helmut Marko has slammed the brakes on reports that F1 is now close to reaching an agreement about a 2021 budget cap.

Lewis Hamilton thinks Max Verstappen could be "in the fight" to win the 2019 world championship.

Liberty Media is looking to add a second Chinese race to the F1 calendar.

Pirelli will start thinking about the low-profile tyres for 2021 in the second half of this year.

Red Bull is on schedule with production of its 2019 car.

Organisers of the Russian grand prix are looking into ramping up the track action at Sochi.

The system for awarding F1 'super licenses' to aspiring drivers could see Mick Schumacher left off the grid for 2020.

One of struggling McLaren's biggest problems is that it "lost focus".

Hermann Tilke says he has enough time to build the new formula one circuit in Vietnam.

Mercedes CEO Dieter Zetsche has warned Britain against completing its 'Brexit' deal.

McLaren's F1 car will remain orange this year.

Charles Leclerc's arrival at Ferrari this year is an "alarm" for Sebastian Vettel.

Pierre Gasly says he is in formula one "clearly to win".